Cattle-stanchion.



F. G. TERWlLUGER. CATTLE STANGHION. APPLICATION man Amm, T9113.

1,276,449. Patentemug. 20; 191s.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug, Zilli, QS. Application filed .april 10, 191%. Seriallo. 227,762. A

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siding at Almond, in the county of Allegany and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cattle- Stanchions, of whichv the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cattle stanohions and' has for its principal object the provision of means which may hereadily applied -to or removed fromA the neck of an animal and which will include novel instrumentalities whereby the animal may very conveniently'assume most any desired position while the stanchion is applied.- A

Another objectl of the invention is to pro vide a stanchion. consisting of a suitable frame having head receiving bars mounted to rotate therein and adapted to be engaged against the sides of the neck of an animal, and means associated Withsaid bars Vfor inaintainingtheir operative association with the vneck oi the animal and for preventing the bars from being shifted from their'intended positions by the possible exertion of pressure which may he applied thereto by the animal.

' Another object of the invention is to provide a 'cattle stanchion including rotary neck engaging bars and means for holding the bars operatively related to each other and against relative separation fr oin the neck of the animal, While designing said means whereby it can conveniently he adly to permit the hars to he separated rel: -velv' when it is desired vto remove the stanchion from' the neck of the animal.

Vlith the above and other ologects 1n View which ivill appear as thenature of the in` vention is better understood, thesame consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement of parts Whichvvill hereinafter particularly pointed out in the claims.

ln the accompanying drawings, has been illustrated, a single and preferred form of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitations are necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited, but that changes, alterations and modiications Within the scope of the claims mayy be resortedato when desired.

Eigure l, is a front view of the stanchlon sition shown in showing the rotary bars in head confining Fig. 2, is a view similarto Fig. l, showing the. hars separated when it is desired to remove the 'stanchion from the head ofthe animal. i v 1 F ig. 3, is a transverse section on line 3--3, oi F ig. 1. l

The linvention comprises a frame 5, which includes upper and lower sills 6 and 7, and rigid connecting side bars 8--8. This frame supports companion yoke bars 9-9, ci identical construction. These bars are each provided vwith an. intermediate relatively long vertical branch 10, offsets ll-l1, and. vertical pintle or trunnion branches l2 and 13, which are extended from said odset poru tions-ll. Tlievlower extension l2, of each of said hars is mounted for free rotation in a vertical passage 14, in the sill 7, while' the extension 13, of each bar is mounted for free rotation in an opening l5,in the upper sill 6. A keeper plate v16, is pivoted at 17, to the sill 6, and the ends of said keeper are adapted to overlie the openings 1,5, in the top sill and thereby-hold the'yoke hars 9-9, against vertical displacement. When the keeper is turned at right angles to the position shown `in Fig. l, and as'illustrated in dotted lines, the yoke barsmay be lifted from the passages 14, and entirely Withdrawn from the frame-5, asvviliz loe readily understood.

A sliding latch plate 18, is mounted on the bars 9%9, the same having elongated slots i9, in which' said -bars are received. Whensaid latch i late is arranged in the pofiill lines inFig. 1, the bars 9 9, are held against any appreciable rela# the yoke bars are maintained in operative' clamping connection with the neck of the animal. By providingbars 9-9, which are free to rotate in the sills 6 and 7,' through the fact that said 1oars' are con nected with a. latch plate ci the character illustrated 'at 18, it will loe observed that l the animal may assume many desired positions and the maximum freedom While the stanchion is in place.

The latch plate 1 8, is slidaloly connected With a'swinging support 20, the latter being' in the nature of a rodwhich is hung from,

the sill 6, at a point between the yokebars `9 9, the-lower end of said rod being ex-p les ` and tended through a relatively large opening-4 21,in the latch plateandat the lower end and beneath said plate the bar is provided accidentally released by movements of the head ot the animal.

.rappen it is desired to remove the stancliion freni the animal the latcl'i'plate is drawn in an'upward direction and to a po-A sition above the offsets lfb-11, beneath the sill t. lit will now be observed that said latch plate is associate .\with the extensions i3, ot the yoke bars and"incident thereto said bars are free to be opened or separated relatively to lie positions shown mi titlll lines in' Fig. 2. The dotted line illustrations sliown tin i? differentpositio s in which the yoke 'bars are adapted to be placed while the stan; cliion is on tiliel neck of tlie animal.

l. ,it cattle'stanlphion comprising ailframe, yoke bars iitunte l l and provi ed Awit odset ends and parallel intermediateneck engaging portions, a sliding latch plate freely received by said bars, and means o'r confining said plate against. said intermediate portions of said bars ito maintainconnement of Asaid bars against the neck of tlieA animal; Y f

2. i A cattle -stanchion comprising a frame, yoke bars mounted to revolve in said frame provided with offset ends and parallel intermediate ,neck engaging portions, a sliding latch plate freely received by said bars, vmeans for confining said plate against said intermediatel portions :of said bars -to mainig. 2, indicate lthe many 'to revolve in saidxframe nera-aaa tain connenent of said bars against the neck of the animal, said means having a portion underlying the plate and serving to contact with the neck ofi the animal and prevent displacement ofy the plate when the 'head of the animal is raised. 3. A cattle stanchion comprising a frame, yoke bars having upper o'set ends mounted to rotate '.n the top of the frame and .lower ois'et ends vmounted to. rotaten thebase of the frame, a latch plate adjustable over the upper offset ends and on the bars beneath said ends, and serving when associated with said'np er ends to permit the bars to beladjuste relatively and further operating when engaged with the bars below said ends to'vhold thebars in confinement with the neck of the animal and a support for said plate.v

. 4. A cattle stanchion comprising a lframe,

lyoke bars having upper offset ends mountedto rotate` in the upper portion of the frame,

l a latch platefadjustable over the upper ose't ends. and 0n the bars beneath said ends,

and serving when associated with said upper ends to permit the bars to be adjusted relatively and further operating when engaged with the bars below said ends to hold the bars in confinement with the neck of'V the animaLlwer oset ends formed on said bars and supported from the base of the frame, a support for said plate, the uper and lower ends of said yoke bars having detachable engagement in the frame and means for' normally holding said ends in operative connected posit-ions upon said frame. y

lntestimonywhe'reof I affix my signature. ,A

` FltED G. TERWILLllGER. 

